Actually, 'binge' watching (or, as they say during the runnings), marathons, is extremely common.
A long while ago, there was 'nothing on TV', and I watched this show called "Monk". Never wanted to see it before, I got hooked.
Right now, on the station Pivot, I'm watching the mini-marathon of "Buffy". Usually, Mondays is "Sliders", Tues, "Buffy", Wed, "Veronica Mars".
But, I'm also aware that in another month, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's "HitREC" will start.
Also, about 5 years ago, on a Sat. eve, channel surfing.
I hear sort of a rapping music style, I'm watching, hitting the "info" button on my remote, it's a 'soap-like' show called, "Trapped in the Closet" of which I am the largest fan of it!!
I think the mini-thons is what smaller stations could offer for people who don't have Netflix, et al.
(I was cool yesterday, watching my daughter's Netflix.)
I don't think I mentioned, but, I did get a blu ray. Low-end Panasonic (a brand I usually like quite a bit), and there's a "Netflix" button on the remote. I haven't gotten in to it yet (I have to hook it up to internet?, but I don't know if it's wi fi or only on a modem....)
Patti